Acknowledgments xi

Editors and ContributingAuthors xiii

Introduction and Critical Facilitation 1
Amy C. Barnes

Chapter 1 The Evolving Nature of Leadership 13

1A Our Evolving Understanding of Leadership 13
Melissa L. Rocco

1B What Is Leadership? Connecting Personal Identity to Social Systems and Power Dynamics 23
Sara C. Furr & Vijay Pendakur

1C Social Identities and the Development of Efficacy 35
Andrea M. De Leon & Allison M. Schipma

1D Exploring Cultural Sensitivity, Acceptance, and Understanding in Leadership 46
Mathew R. Goldberg & Michelle L. Kusel

Chapter 2 Critical Perspectives as Interpretative Frameworks 55

2A Understanding Core Critical Concepts: Experiential Explorations into the Contextualization of Knowledge Production 55
Maurice Stevens

2B Fundamental Skills forApplying Critical Perspectives to Leadership: Practicing the Art of Deconstruction and
Reconstruction 68
OiYan A. Poon & Dian D. Squire

2C Ideology and Leadership 81
Sharon Chia Claros

Chapter 3 Interpreting Leadership Theory Using Critical Perspectives 93

3A Interpreting Leadership Theory Using Critical Perspectives 93
Melissa L. Rocco

3B Applying Critical Perspectives to the Evolution of Leadership Theories 104
Stephanie H. Chang & Natasha Chapman

3C Implicit Leadership Through a Critical Lens:How Implicit Biases Support the Dominant Narrative 121
Amy C. Barnes

3D Critical Considerations in Gender and Leadership 135
Renique Kersh

Chapter 4 Person-Centered Theories 151

4A The Leadership Practices Inventory Through a Critical Lens 151
David M. Rosch

4B Strengths-Based Leadership Through a Critical Lens:Valuing Social Identity and Power Dynamics in Strengths
Facilitation 180
Amy C. Barnes

4C Emotionally Intelligent Leadership Through a Critical Lens 200
Paige Haber-Curran

Chapter 5 Theories of Production and Effectiveness 215

5A Style Leadership Through a Critical Lens 215
Daniel M. Jenkins, Amanda B. Cutchens, & Corey Seemiller

5B Critical Perspectives on Situational Leadership Theory:Does Considering Situational Context Foster Inclusivity? 226
Amy C. Barnes

5C Path-Goal Leadership Theory: Four Leadership Styles and Situational Factors 241
Matthew Sowcik & Clinton M. Stephens

Chapter 6 Group-Centered Theories 257

6A LMX Theory Through a Critical Lens: Exploring the Impact of Power and Privilege 257
Natasha Chapman & Benjamin Brooks

6B Team Leadership Through a Critical Lens 274
Adam Goodman

Chapter 7 Theories of Transformational Leadership 291

7A Transformational Leadership 291
Marilyn J. Bugenhagen

7B Servant Leadership Through a Critical Lens 306
Richard A. Couto

7C Raising the Mirror: The Social Change Model Through a Critical Lens 322
Lesley-Ann Brown-Henderson

Chapter 8 Relationship-Centered Theories 333

8A Relational Leadership in Organizations: Deconstructing an Aspirational Leadership Approach 333
Kristina C. Alcozer Garcia

Chapter 9 Vanguard Theories 345

9A Authentic Leadership Through a Critical Lens: Resisting Dominant Narratives 345
Ana M. Rossetti & Mark Anthony Torrez

9B Adaptive Leadership:Helping theWork of theGroup Move Forward 362
Scott J. Allen & Marc Lynn

9C Complexity Leadership Through a Critical Lens: Context and Complexity forAdaptive Change 378
Kevin M. Hemer & Laura Osteen

Chapter 10 Toward a Justice-Based Leadership Model 399

10A Cultivating Critical Hope Through Communities of Praxis 399
Willie Gore & Satugarn P. Limthongviratn

10B Ethics and Leadership 410
Kathryn Kay Coquemont

10C Justice and Leadership 421
Valeria Cortés

Chapter 11 Integration and the Path Forward 439

11A Charting One’sOwn Theory of Leadership 439
M. Sonja Ardoin

References 453

Author Index 467

Subject Index 473